The Joys of Spring

In the spring of 2022, the wildflowers in Topanga Canyon were plentiful. During April and May, I got busy painting en plein air. I produced twelve paintings in various sizes on location in Topanga Canyon and worked in the studio on this large 30 x 40 size work from my field paintings. In this painting, I depicted a field of wild oats filled with Lupin and Mustard flowers set against the slopes of Topanga Canyon. The distant green field coming down the hillside is the area known as Musch Meadows. The Musch Meadow Trail runs through this greenery, up to the top of this ridge, and to Eagle Rock, a sandstone cliff that is one of the main features of Topanga State Park.